Workshops at Tree Thyme
Botanical Cyanotype Workshop
Join Laura of Parsloe Farm Flowers and step away from the stresses of life as you immerse yourself in shades of blue, while arranging pressed flowers in various compositions, to make your very own ‘blueprints’.
During this two hour workshop, you will be taken through the process of making a cyanotype print step-by-step with demonstration and examples. You will then be provided with multiple pieces of pre-coated cyanotype paper to experiment with and a selection of pressed flowers and grasses to make your unique blue and white designs.
Botanical printmaking workshops at Tree Thyme are designed to provide the participant with a quiet morning or afternoon of creativity and gentle tuition and hopefully the desire to continue to experiment and learn more in the future. Laura’s technique involves layering pressed flowers and leaves to create beautiful, textured cyanotype prints.
Refreshments including tea and homemade cake are included in the ticket price and there will be time to pause and have a wander in the garden.
Laura has a BTEC National Diploma in Art & Design and a degree in Printed Textiles. Having worked for over a decade as a Womenswear Print Designer in London and as Head of Print Design (Retail) for The National Trust within the not-for-profit sector, she turned to her love of nature and the great outdoors following the arrival of her two sons and began growing cut flowers from her home farm in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Laura now combines her skills by growing, drying, pressing, crafting and styling with the flowers she grows. She also teaches botanical printmaking and floral workshops with flowers grown in the grounds of the Tree Thyme Garden.
Sunday 21st June
1:00pm-2:30pm
£45 pp
British Flower Week pop-up event with Parsloe Farm Flowers
Join Laura, of Parsloe Farm Flowers in the Tree Thyme Garden to celebrate British Flower Week 2026, which runs from 15th-21st June this year. As a member of Flowers from the Farm, Laura grows both at her home farm and within the Tree Thyme Garden.
In this informal pop-up event, you will get the chance to meet the grower, see the growing space and learn all about the life of a flower farmer. Seasonal blooms will be available to buy on the day, including jars of sweet peas and bouquets of wild and whimsical seasonal flowers.
There will be the opportunity to join in with a mini hand tie workshop using flowers cut early the same morning from the growing space. This is suitable to do with children if you’re bringing them along too and is payable on the day should you wish to join in! £15 pp. No previous experience necessary. Two sessions will run at 11am and 2pm for half an hour and will be first come first served to a maximum of 6 per session. There will also be toys and a craft table for children to keep them busy.
Enjoy a few hours wandering and getting lost in the most beautiful garden within a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, as we all gather together to champion the wonderful British grown cut flower industry.
Refreshments will be available including teas and homemade cakes.
Saturday 20th June
10am-3pm
Adults £5 , Kids are free!
Please book via the workshops page for this event £5 entry only and email info@treethymegarden.co.uk to let us know how many children you are bringing along (if any!) so we have a general idea of numbers beforehand. Please also mention if you intend to take part in one of the two hand tie workshops at 11am or 2pm (these are payable on the day £15pp).
